ACCULTURATION

socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation

(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”

acculturation, assimilation

(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

acculturation, culture

(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)

A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.

A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Usage notes

Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.

Source: Wiktionary



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